The present study examined conceptual issues surrounding celebrity worship in a Malay-speaking population. In total, 512 Malay and 269 Chinese participants from Malaysia indicated who their favorite celebrity was and completed the Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS) as well as a range of demographic items. Results showed that the majority of Malay and Chinese participants selected pop stars and movie stars as their favourite celebrities, mirroring findings in Western settings. In addition, exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor solution of the CAS that was consistent with previous studies conducted in the West. Structural equation modeling further revealed that participant’s age was negatively associated with celebrity worship and that self-rated attractiveness was positively associated with celebrity worship. Overall, the present results suggest that celebrity worship in Malaysia may be driven by market and media forces, and future research may well be guided by use of the CAS.
Dewasa ini, kita dapat melihat bahawa cinta kemanusiaan dalam diri manusia semakin terhakis. Peningkatan kadar peperangan, pertumpahan darah dan jenayah di seluruh dunia seperti peperangan di Palestin dan Syria yang mengorbankan ribuan nyawa manusia yang tidak berdosa memjelaskan penularan fenomena ini. Manusia seolah-olah telah tidak mempunyai rasa belas kasihan terhadap mangsa yang terbunuh. Justeru, indikator cinta kemanusiaan dilihat sebagai salah satu alternatif solusi untuk membendung fenomena ini daripada terus berlarutan. Hasil kajian konseptual ini telah mengenal pasti beberapa indikator cinta kemanusiaan; iaitu keinginan untuk membantu (prosocial/altruisme), filantrofi, prihatin, cinta kebaikan, kesederhanaan (wasatiyah), mematuhi undang-undang, empati, nilai jati diri, tanggungjawab sosial, keagamaan, belas kasihan dan toleransi. Pihak yang berkenaan boleh menjadikan indikator cinta kemanusiaan ini sebagai nilai yang perlu dididik dan diterapkan dalam diri individu supaya bagi meningkatkan rasa cinta kemanusiaan dalam diri sekaligus mengelak daripada terlibat dengan sebarang siri kekejaman, seterusnya melahirkan generasi penyayang dan harmoni. Kajian ini mencadangkan agar indikator Cinta Kemanusiaan yang telah dikenalpasti ini dapat diterapkan melalui Kursus Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia memandangkan kepentingan kursus ini kepada pelajar-pelajar Insitusi Pengajian Tinggi di Malaysia. Kata kunci: Indikator, Cinta Kemanusiaan, Tamadun, TITAS
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